Cover fastening foe fruit jars



(Model) W. WERTS.- COVER FASTENING FOR FRUIT JARS.

No. 356,565. Patented-Jan. 25, 1887. J

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pplication filed Apr119, 1886. Serial No. 198,363. (tweet Patented in C anada June 2 3, 1886, 24,382. ,Y

To all whom it may concern L Beit known that I, WILLIAM WERiSQaciti-E in the county of Oamdenand-State of New 5 Jersey, have invented anew and useful Irhprovement in Oover-Fastenings forFruitJars,

of which the following is a specification My invention relates to an improvement in eover-fastenings for fruit-jars; and-itconsists ID in the peculiar construction andcombination of devices, that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claim.- 1 r d In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a cover-fastener emhodyiugmyim provcinentsp Fig. '2 is a--vertical sectional viewgif the; same. Q Rig, niiis a imilar-view: taken at'right'anglestoFig. e

i" vA rp'resents the upper portionof a fruit-- 'jar, ",wliich is provided. with a shofilder, 'B, at

its upperend, and a neck,(), below the shout" der, efislightly reduced diameter'. f represents a collar whichencircles the reduced neck of the jar, and is prorvided inop- "25 pos'ite sideswith openings cl E'repres'ents a bail, which is-formed from a single piece of Wire, and is bent substantially in the shape of an invertedletter U, whereby the bailis pro;

videdwith the horizontal connecting-yokee 3o and-thevertical depending arms 6. Thelower upper side of the cap or cover are vertical- 50 cover. When the bosses are formed integrally ends .Of the arms are bent inwardly at right -angles, thereby forming engaging-points e",

' which'enter the openings at of the collar and pivot the bail thereto. 35,

/ The upper end of the jar is provided with the usual vertical flange, F,'and't he sealing rubber ring G. V g H representsa cap or cover, wh'i'dh isformed ofany suitable preferred material, andis pro- ,vided with a depending flange, h, which fits over the flange of the fruit-jar and bears on the upper side of the sealing-ring. Onthe aligned bosses h, the upper sides of which are hollowed or notched, as at h". The collar D is usually constructed of metal. The cap or cover H is usually constructed of metal or glass.- The bosses may be formed separately fromthe cover and then inserted therein, as shown in r Fig. 3, pr may be formed integrally with the =:ieneein g-marri-pnlaiing'thefastening with-the coverrthey are, of course, made of f v a the same material as the latter- I, zen of the United States, residing-at Camden,

Irepresents the keeper," whieh'is madeof a single piece of .wire bent to" forrn -th'e outer arm,iK, the eyes L, and the transverse arm M, 5 which depends from the..eyes and is arranged at right angles to the arrn 'K- The eyes Lare:

located atan intermediate pefntofi-the keeper, between the arm K and the bearing-arm; When'the k'eeper'is secured in position to lock the cover, th e armiK extends downward from the arm e of the bail in ah'inclined'lin' and rests i at itseuter free endjuponthe' topof the cover.- The arm Kis curved o'n its sidestoianjnter- 5 mediate point, where it is shaped toprov id-e an operating knob -'or projedtiorifor eonlveng V I The operation of my invention is'a's.followsi The; bail E,- before being attach ed -to the collar of the jar, is first passed through 't hefeyes of 7o the'keeper, andthereby'pivoted thereto, The points e, of the b'ail are then caused toengage the opening. d of the oollarI-th'uS P S'eting the bail to the jar, and adapting thesa'me andalso the keeperj't'o beswungto'one sidejpfithe, iar,x in the-position indicated-indebtedlines-injiig. ,2, and thus-preventithe isaidkeepeggand-bail fro m' becoming '-lost' or detached accidental] 1 from the jar. When the jafis-filledwith fruit, the sealingring is applied to the [upper end} 8 thereof and the cover or cap'fitted thereonand" arranged with its bosses in a'line with the bail.

The latter is then swfung. upwardly over, the

top of the jar, and, the keepeiiis grasped by means of the armK, andthe; ai m orbail' M- 8 thereo'f is caused to'engage-thenotches in the: upper ends of'thejbosses. *By' "pressing; the

arm- K downwardly to. thepositio'n shownjin Fig.-1, the capiscompressed tightly on the) upperside of the'sealing-ring, and thereby se-,

cured firmly to the jarymaking a perfectly airtight joint therewith.- The resilience of the sealing-ringand also of the. bail E causes the 4 arm K of the keeper to be forced firmlydownon the upper 'sideofthe cover'or cap, andthus prevents it from being accidentally raised and releasing its pressure on the cap-or cover.

y I am aware that a cover-fastening device 'comprising'apivoted bail and a keeper pivotedon theb'ail and made in the form of a r The shoulder,

from wire so as to cam to act against the cover of thejar is not new. My device differs from this in the fact that I employ a transverse arm to bear against the cover throughout its length, and not at a particular spot, such as a cam would do. Again, the arrangement of the eyes L at the point where the two armsjoin causes the arm.

M to extend vertically from thepivot-point, so that considerably more pressure can be applied than it the action were in a curved line. The bosses eifectually hold the arm M from slipping when the arm K is being worked. B, formed on the vessel is of greater diameter than the normal diameter of the vessel. The collar fits around the normal diameter of the jar or vessel below and against the shoulder, so as to come flush with the latter. Byproviding openings in the collar to receive the pivots of the cover-fastening means I avoid the objectionable methods of securing a wire ring around thejar and other means resorted to for this purpose.

I am aware of patent to Briggs, No. 314,099, which shows a jarrfastener comprising a pivoted bail, and a lever pivotedat its ends to hold the lever down. My devicediflers from this in that I do not require a latch to hold down the keeper.

I am also aware that in patent to Bate, No. 167,633, is shown a bottle-stopper having a pivoted bail, in the ends of which is pivoted a rock-shaft carrying a cam-lever, the short arm of which bears on the stopper, and the long arm serves as a handle. In this construction the rock-shaft, with the cam-lever, must be made out of'ea-st metal, and cannot be shap d be sold as cheaply as mine. Again, Bate is required to use guides for the cam-lever, which in myconstruction are not necessary.

I am also aware of the Stevens bottle-stopper patent, No. 205,105, in which is-shown a pivoted bail connecting with the bottle, and a keeper made from a piece of wire pivoted on the bail, connected to the stopper, and having an operating-handle.- In my device the keeper is not connected to the cap or stopper, and, indeed, it is to avoid the objectionable features of the fastener which connects with the cover or stopper that I provide a transverse arm to bear on the cover. This transverse arm is not shown in the Stevens patent.

Also; the Lewin patent, No. 206,254, illustrates a bottleor jar cover employing a pivoted bail carrying a camlever to act upon the center of the cover. In this patent the top of thejarcover is recessed to receive the cam, so as to to hold the latter from moving laterally. By this constr ction the pressure on the cover is only applie in the center, while in my fastener the pressure is entirely across the cover, and thebosses are provided not to hold the parts from lateral movement, as in the Lewin patent, but to prevent the arm M from moving when the hand-lever K 7 The patent to Moody, N 0. 324,036, shows a jar-fastener comprising a double cam made from wire and pivoted on to the sides of the vessel. This patent does not employ notched bosses, and has no arm, like M, to bear upon the cover from one side to the other. This curved portion ofthe double cam in this patent does not bear upon the cover. Itrmy device both the arm M and arm K bear upon the cover, while in t e Moody patent only the part which cormspgds to arm K rests upon the cover. I tlr *efore disclaim each of the several constructions set forth.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- The cover or cap having the aligned notched bosses h on its upper or outer face at opposite sides, in combination with the bail E, suba bail connected is being operated/6 stantially U-shaped in form and pivoted at its ends to the sides of thevessel, and the keeper made of a single piece of wire bent to provide the transverse arm M, extending entirely across the cap or cover and seated on the bosses, the eyes L at the ends of the arm, receiving the bail, and the arm K, bent downward from the .eyes and having its main por tion arrangedin a horizontal plane, so as to rest flat on the cover, the arms K M being arranged at right angles to each other, the arm M extending in a vertical line, and the eyes L coming at the junction of the two arms, substantially as described.

. In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM WERTS. \Vitnesses:

CLAUDIAN LETHERBURY, ALBERT WERTs. 

